r/climatepolicy 5h ago

Hochul Signs Law That Penalizes Companies for Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The measure will seek to raise funds to pay for some of the damage caused by extreme weather events, which are becoming more frequent because of the combustion of fossil fuels.

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r/climatepolicy 1d ago

New York to fine fossil fuel companies $75 billion under new climate law

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r/climatepolicy 6d ago

Weaving ancestral wisdom into modern climate solutions

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r/climatepolicy 7d ago

'Fundamental constitutional right': Why Montana's Supreme Court upheld landmark climate ruling and agreed that state must provide a 'clean and healthful' environment for residents...

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r/climatepolicy 8d ago

Plant-based diets would cut humanity’s land use by 73%: An overlooked answer to the climate and environmental crisis

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r/climatepolicy 8d ago

Montana Supreme Court upholds youth climate activists’ victory. Government violated their right to a healthy environment.

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r/climatepolicy 9d ago

NYT: Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen

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I'm of the view that strong policy action and intervention is not antithetical to observing the free market helping us get where we need to go. In this instance, I'd say I've been waiting for a long time to see the private insurers doing their thing and sending much more clear signals to homeowners that they will not be dragged into ignoring climate risk even if some homeowners might prefer that they do.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/12/18/climate/insurance-non-renewal-climate-crisis.html

Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen Without insurance, it’s impossible to get a mortgage; without a mortgage, most Americans can’t buy a home. Christopher Flavelle reported from Silver City, N.M. Data analysis and graphics by Mira Rojanasakul. Photography and video by Paul Ratje for The New York Times. Dec. 18, 2024


r/climatepolicy 9d ago

Job Vacancy & Description: Director, Model Laws for Deep Decarbonization Project

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r/climatepolicy 9d ago

Canada pushes net-zero electricity target to 2050 as Alberta vows legal challenge

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r/climatepolicy 10d ago

In His Final Weeks, Biden Aims To Cut Off Funding For Oil And Gas Projects Abroad

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r/climatepolicy 11d ago

Australia leads the world in arresting climate and environment protesters

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r/climatepolicy 14d ago

Bills will be cut for people living near green power sites under new plans

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metro.co.uk
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r/climatepolicy 15d ago

'Dirty liar' Elon Musk called out for climate misinformation

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open.substack.com
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r/climatepolicy 15d ago

New Jersey homes may be required to be built 5 feet above flood levels, because climate models show 17% chance sea level rise will exceed 5 feet in 75 years.

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r/climatepolicy 16d ago

As Time Runs Out on Climate Change Superfund, Hochul’s Stance on the Bill Remains Elusive - Inside Climate News

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r/climatepolicy 18d ago

North Carolina Town Launches First U.S. Climate Lawsuit Against a Utility Company - EcoWatch

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r/climatepolicy 21d ago

Biden bars new ‘forever chemicals’ from expedited approval

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r/climatepolicy 22d ago

Turning San Francisco Bay into a bathtub. Local governments trying to figure out what to do to prepare for the six to seven feet of sea level rise.

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r/climatepolicy 23d ago

What do you see as the significant systems-level challenges/ gaps in climate policy hindering the effective address of the climate crisis at the pace needed?

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Same as the title, any resource in this direction would also help.


r/climatepolicy 26d ago

A group of law students at a university in Vanuatu has initiated a landmark case that could significantly influence future climate negotiations.What started as a classroom exercise in the Pacific is now set to be heard in the International Court of Justice.

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r/climatepolicy 27d ago

A strange new climate era is beginning to take hold. The next 10 years will look very different for the story of climate change.

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washingtonpost.com
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r/climatepolicy 28d ago

The Cryosphere in Crisis. A communication gap exists between scientists and policymakers, where key processes, caveats and uncertainties are lost in translation.

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r/climatepolicy Nov 25 '24

Trump’s science-denying fanatics are bad enough. Yet even our climate ‘solutions’ are now the stuff of total delusion. The ‘progress’ made at Cop29 has been on carbon markets: a world of magical thinking, over-claiming and distorted truth.

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r/climatepolicy Nov 23 '24

Reality check on technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the air. Study finds many climate-stabilization plans are based on questionable assumptions about the future cost and deployment of “direct air capture” and therefore may not bring about promised reductions.

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r/climatepolicy Nov 18 '24

Governor Kathy Hochul 2024 Climate Report Card | Climate Can't Wait NY

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